Quotas

• All Computer Science accounts are subject to disk space quotas.
• Quotas may be increased by filling out an account maintenance form.
• Quotas consist of a soft limit and a hard limit. The soft limit is the point where the system starts complaining that you are over quota, and starts a timer. The hard limit is the point past which write operations will fail.
• A user may view their quota settings, and current status with the command:

quota -v

• Incoming email will bounce if a user's quota has expired, or if the email would put the user over the hard limit.

System Maintenance

• Emergency situations may force us to reboot the server at non-scheduled times. At these times, we will try to give at least 20 minutes warning through email and messages from root on the various login servers.
• Planned maintenance interruptions may occur on Saturday mornings between the hours of 06:00 and 10:00 CDT. Announcements will be made through email and the department website.

Disabling Accounts

• Accounts may be disabled by the systems administrator at any time because of suspicious activity or failure to correct quota-related problems.
• If your account has been disabled, you must contact one of the systems administrators with proof of your identity to have it reenabled.

Resetting Passwords

• If you have forgotten your password, you may request a reset in person at 541 PGH during posted business hours. Bring your ID.

Lab Hours

• Lab hours are posted on the doors of the labs.
• Lab avaialability is dependent on availability of lab monitors to watch the labs. If special situations require after hours lab access, the Chairman's approval is required.
• During the semester, the computer labs will be closed on staff holidays.
• Between semesters, all labs are closed to general use, and all labs except 547 will be powered off.